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In recognition of International Youth Day on August 12, 2021, the Toronto Ward Museum podcast explains how a team of youth succeeded in re-imaging the future of museums to help shape a more just and equitable and sustainable future.
In recognition of International Youth Day on August 12, 2021, the Toronto Ward Museum podcast explains how a team of youth succeeded in re-imaging the future of museums to help shape a more just [...]
Inspired by the 2021 International Museum Day theme The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine, the Toronto Ward Museum launches a podcast series presenting an insider look at how the Museum founders and programmers rejected the traditional museum and re-imaged the future
The Toronto Ward Museum is pleased to launch the InConversation Podcast Series on May 25th at the Museum’s live virtual exhibition during the Toronto Newcomer Day. This podcast series reflects [...]
During the holiday season lockdown two events to celebrate Toronto’s diverse food scene and local restaurants
December 9, 2020 TORONTO – At the peak of the second wave of the pandemic, with rising food insecurity for residents and financial hardships for restaurants, Dishing up Toronto 2020 has [...]
During the Global Pandemic, Building a More Inclusive Toronto Through Storytelling and Sharing, One Neighbourhood at a Time –
November 25, 2020 During the Global Pandemic, Building a More Inclusive Toronto Through Storytelling and Sharing, One Neighbourhood at a Time – TORONTO – Amidst a global pandemic, the [...]
During the Global Pandemic, Building A More Inclusive Toronto Through the Sharing of Stories, One Neighbourhood at a Time
TORONTO – In the midst of the global pandemic and even as the politics of division continue to polarize, the Toronto Ward Museum’s Block by Block program is launching public exhibitions and live [...]
TORONTO WARD MUSEUM – MUSEUM POLICY SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE (DCH)
MUSEUM POLICY SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE (DCH) By Toronto Ward Museum Submitted after the September 3, 2020 Virtual Roundtable Dialogue COVID-19 has had devastating impacts [...]
The Ward Museum and Strategies to Promote Community-Led Heritage Activities
Authored by Johnny Lau The Toronto Ward Museum was founded in 2015 with the intention of preserving and interpreting Toronto’s migrant histories. It was named after the historical ward located in [...]
Hungry? Get a taste of food and culture with Dishing Up Toronto
What goes better with storytelling than incredibly tasty food? The Toronto Ward Museum’s signature program, Dishing Up Toronto, aims to create space for locals to tell their stories of migration [...]
“Pathways to Toronto”: a collaborative partnership
The “Pathways to Toronto” online exhibit is the product of a unique and innovative collaboration between the Toronto Ward Museum (TWM) and students and scholars at the University of Toronto, [...]
Toronto museum of migration set to launch this Summer
The Toronto Ward Museum is a museum without walls dedicated to telling Toronto’s migration history through the life stories of migrants to the area. Using the city as its canvas and through [...]